diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 3df382712a..13f19a1299 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if ( empty($PHP_SELF) )
 	$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] = $PHP_SELF = preg_replace("/(\?.*)?$/",'',$_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]);
 
 if ( !(phpversion() >= '4.2') )
-	die( 'Your server is running PHP version ' . phpversion() . ' but WordPress requires at least 4.1' );
+	die( 'Your server is running PHP version ' . phpversion() . ' but WordPress requires at least 4.2.' );
 
 if ( !extension_loaded('mysql') && !file_exists(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/db.php') )
 	die( 'Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.' );